Belvidere North lost against DeKalb back in November of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Belvidere North Blue Thunder took a 40-22 bruising from the DeKalb Barbs. While losing is never fun, the Blue Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 456th, while the Barbs are ranked 109th).
Belvidere North has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for DeKalb, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
Belvidere North will head out on the road to challenge Freeport at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Freeport has six straight wins, Belvidere North has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court. As for DeKalb, they will head out to square off against Plainfield South at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Plainfield South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.
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